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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I create a post in Commons? </h1></div>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to the Commons tool.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Commons</strong> tool from the Tool Menu of your site.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add text.</h2>
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    <p>Enter text into the editor.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Post.</h3>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add a link. (Optional)</h2>
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<li>Click the link button (<strong>Insert a link</strong>).</li>
<li>Enter a caption for the link in the <strong>Display text</strong> field.</li>
<li>Enter the URL in the <strong>Link to</strong> field. </li>
<li>Optionally activate <strong>Load thumbnail</strong> to generate a small thumbnail preview of the linked page.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Insert</strong>.</li>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Post.</h3>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add an image. (Optional)</h2>
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<li>Click the image button (<strong>Insert an image</strong>).</li>
<li>Click <strong>Choose File</strong> to locate and attach an image file from your device.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Insert.</strong>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Post.</h3>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Make your post high priority. (Optional)</h2>
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<li>Check the box next to <strong>Make this post High Priority.</strong>
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<li>Click <strong>Post</strong>.</li>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Post.</h3>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Your high priority post will display.</h3>
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    <p>High priority posts have a flag to the right of the post marking them as high priority. </p>
<p>Also, site participants will be notified via email that a high priority post has been added to the site.</p>
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